Coloring 101

…We can all thank Sir Issac Newton for our general understanding of color through the…science of light. His discovery that sunlight could…be divided into different groups of color waves,…using a prism established for mankind, a…knowledge of color theory. It also inspired a…pretty cool album cover for Pink Floyd's Dark…Side of the Moon as well. Within visual…arts, color has always played a critical role in communication. It's…a powerful attribute in both graphic design and illustration when handled…with skill. A great concept precisely executed can still…fall apart however if color is handled poorly. So understanding…what color is, how best to organize it and ultimately apply…it to our illustrations is vital. Just like style and theme, color is often…driven by personal subjectivity in terms of what color one chooses to use…in order to encapsulate the specific mood or feel they want to imbue in…their illustration. I gave two different illustrators…the exact same theme, life has gone…to the birds. And each executed it in two completely different ways with…

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12/6/2013

A sketch is a great starting place, but color and detail are what take your illustrations to the next level. Von Glitschka returns in this follow-up to his popular Drawing Vector Graphics course to show how to add dimension, texture, and color to your designs with Adobe Illustrator. Along the way, Von reveals his insights on the creative process, and shares the work of seven inspiring illustrators.